St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-08
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHEs.
News Notes of Interest to the People
of 1.-THE Great Territory.

News Notes of Interest to the People
of the Great Territory.
Col Plummer's Trail Times pronounces
Marshal Maratta the best and most popular
federal official in the territory. Some Repub-
lican papers would place Gov. Pierce first, but
Col. Plummer believes in speaking his opin-
ions at all times. There will be much disap-
poiutment if the marshal should resign. His
predecessor, Gen. Alien has insisted for years
past that the office paid much less than people
supposed-not reaching 81, 600 year often
but he found that it afforded very fine op-
portunitieS for visiting the various sections
at public expense, and noting chances for
nice Investments. He now has a stock ranch,
mining interests and property IN various
towns. And then the position has large
patronage, and gives the holder great in
tiuence and consequence, which are crafty
ing to the ambition Of most men. The office
would be accepted by very capable men with
still less revenue.
One night recently, when the thermometer
was nearly 40 below zero, two men, Fred
Pieper and Tom Mcguire, who had been out
in the country celebrating the holidays, mostly
on whisky, started back to Minnewaukan on
foot after night-it was but few miles. Be-
wildered, they laid down in the snow, and in
the morning PEPPER was dead and Mcclure
had his hands and feet frozen. but he man.
aged to drag the dead body out where it would
be seen by pasgers, and then sought refuge
days without fire Or food, when he was found.
1t is q question for scientists whether he could
have survived sleeping all night III the snow
with the thermometer 400 below zero if he
had not been soaked in whiSky-and then re-
main in q cold shack two days without food.
| Judge Palmer assumed the reformatory
| ote in one case at the late session of court
| in McCook A man named Berry was charged
| with shooting a man with q revolver with in
tent to kill The defendant entered plea of
| guilty, the act being done in a drunken state
The court imposed sentence of ten years
! imprisonment, but suspended the sentence
| during good behavior he giving bond of
| $1,000 for good behavior and to appear at
every term OF court and report-if he had
violated his obligation the sentence to go
| into effect. He was specially cautioned to
| avoid those who would sell him glass of
| liquor for 10 or 10 cents that cost about ?
| cents.''
| 1t is not often that body petitions for its
own eXtinguishment, but the grand jury in
McCook county the past month, after con-
| Guiding its labors, signed memorial 10 Judge
| Palmer denouncing the grand jury system as
a relic of the star chamLer, a needless and
| burdensome expense to the taxpayers, aud
| that its duties could be performed by the dis
| trict attorney. They want the legislature to
abolish the system. Judge Francis has set
an example by emitting to summon the grand
| jury in some OF the counties, and if others
should do the same the people would be
| pleased.
W. H. Leonard was convicted of murder
! committed in Kansas in September, 1888, and
| sentenced to be hung but on representations
! from Dakota that he was in Jail at Yaukton
! from April to December, 1888, the sentence
| was committed to Imprisonment for life.
| The authorities there have lately written to
! the Dakota persons who knew him to go to
| Topeka and identify him thoroughly so that
| he might be pardoned. But as they would
| have to go at their own expense. Mr..
Leonard is likely to remain in the Kansas
! penitentiary indefinitely for crime he could
not possibly have been guilty of.
| A good deal of sport is being had in Trail
| county over the visitation of notables and
! leaders among the radical anti-monopoly
| element in that county to st. Paul as the
| guests of President HILL They are said to
! have discovered that it was all a mistake
! about tariffs being exorbitant on that road
or that there is any delay or discrimination
! in furnishing cars; they found nothing of
| the kind on their tour and polledangus bev-
| erages cannot be surpassed. There are, how
ever, some who were not invited, and they
/ are not happy.
Parties from one of the northery Atlantic
! states now visiting the North were astonist ed
recently to find that the thermometer was
| from So to 400 below zero. They went out
| freely and were not specially trou bled with
| the cold. They insisted that it was not as
severe as 10 ? below was in their own state
The thermometer is great nuisance in Da-
! kota. 1t would never be supposed that the
| temperature was down Is or zoe if it were
not for the thermometers. The legislature
should prohibit their coming into the terri
| tory.
One of the papers in Bottineau county pub
| fishes list OF thirteen young ladies IN that
section-all pretty and bright, who have
proved upon choice claims, none of them are
married-and the paper insists that there is
no excuse for reputable young men going
East for wives. The paper also gives the
names of a large number of fair maidens W no
are holding claims they have not proved up
on. Copies of the papers are sent East, and
it is probable that the migration of young
men to the territory in the spring will be very
| largely to Bottineau.
! Stark county, west of the Missouri river, is
bound to fill up with the best class of Eastern
! settlers, If missionary work will accomplish
| it. They are diffusug tracts that indicate
! that the lost Eden is in that section, and
when Immigrants come they welcome them
! and make them feel that they are among
| friends.
Many of the papers make use of the name
| OF Judge Becker in connection with the Judge
| ship an occasion for disparaging remarks not
! warranted. The judge disclaims having been
an aspirant for any position, and, as modest
man, is an annoyance to be parade6 in print
| so often.
Money is to be raised to meet the expenses
! of the Huron state government by subscrip-
| lions or the sale of state bonds. The latter
plan might be open 10 objection as of the
! confidence character. The manner in which
the people respond to cal Is for money will be
an indication of their faith in that scheme.
| Editor Deyan, in Campbell county, who
j went East to be married, reached his home
on the return from the bridal tour in the
midst of a fierce blizzard, which was rough
Introduction to Dakota for the lady. But
! Devan promised her never to go East to get
married in the winter again.
Griggs county has had $50, 900 court house
two years and never term of court. They
want the judicial district divided with more
| Judges in the North.